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October 2022, Cleveland Magazine, Best of Cleveland

Featured Articles

Best of Cleveland 2022: 100+ Editor- and Reader-Picks in Food, Entertainment and Shopping

With our restaurant scene booming, events returning in full force and in-person shopping becoming more interesting than ever, this year's editor-selected and reader-voted #BestOfCLE picks prove on thing: Happy days are here again, Cleveland.

How One Cleveland Mother Changed the Narrative of Halloween for Her Daughters Battling Usher Syndrome

Every year, Anna Chambers' friends and family patiently wait to find out which elaborate costume she's come up with. In this month's feature, we dig in to the backstory, the process and the meaning behind the big reveal. By Rebecca Meiser

Matt Kaulig's Race to the Top: LeafFilter Success, Guardians Minority Ownership and NASCAR Stardom

How Matt Kaulig parlayed the success LeafFilter, a company he started in his basement, into Guardians minority ownership and NASCAR Stardom. 

Food + Drink

Dining Guide: 17 Cleveland-Owned Candy Shops to Satisfy Your Halloween Sweet Tooth

From vintage favorites to flavorful popcorn, these iconic Northeast Ohio shops have sweets for every Halloween gathering. By Gracie Wilson

Egyptian-Inspired Urban Kitchen in the Innova Building Caters to All Tastes

Mohamed Sadek launched the 90-seat space in the mixed-use complex on Chester Avenue across the street from Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in 2017.

Westlake's Kristina Cho Wins Two James Beard Awards for AsiaTown-Inspired Cookbook, "Mooncakes and Milk Bread"

Kristina Cho earned two James Beard awards for Mooncakes and Milk Bread, which recounts her Chinese American upbringing in Cleveland.

Word of Mouth: Helen Qin of Mason's Creamery Dishes on Cent's Pizza, Amba and Irie Jamaican

The co-owner behind Ohio City staple Mason's Creamery enjoys Mediterranean, Japanese and Jamaican food all right here in Cleveland.

In the CLE

Cleveland Activists Grapple with Ohio Abortion Policy Following the Overturning of Roe v. Wade

The falling of the national right to abortion stoked activism on both sides from those refusing to await Ohio’s fate.

Editor's Note: Doesn't Get Better Than Best of CLE

As an intern, editor Dillon Stewart discovered the true meaning of community journalism by reporting on the Best of Cleveland.

How One Cleveland Mother Changed the Narrative of Halloween for Her Daughters Battling Usher Syndrome

Every year, Anna Chambers' friends and family patiently wait to find out which elaborate costume she's come up with. In this month's feature, we dig in to the backstory, the process and the meaning behind the big reveal. By Rebecca Meiser

Look Back: How a 100-Year-Old Cold Case Murder Continues To Haunt Parma

This murder thrust Northeast Ohio into national headlines in 1921. Today, the unsolved case remains one of the most violent in Parma's history.

Matt Kaulig's Race to the Top: LeafFilter Success, Guardians Minority Ownership and NASCAR Stardom

How Matt Kaulig parlayed the success LeafFilter, a company he started in his basement, into Guardians minority ownership and NASCAR Stardom. 

On the Rise: WKYC's Kierra Cotton Is a Hometown Girl with Big Dreams

Now in her second season as Cavaliers in-game host, this VASJ graduate is making a name for herself as an on-screen host at WKYC.

Entertainment

Chayla Hope Drops Debut Album, "Damn, Feelings"

The Cleveland pop singer drops her debut solo album Oct. 28 — an 80s-inspired ode to the ups and downs of love.

The Cleveland Museum of Art Displays Massive Art Donation, Including the likes of Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse

The Keithley Collection brings more than 100 new works of impressionism and post-impressionism to The Land.

At Home

Behind a Cleveland Web Developer's Mid-century Renovation of a 1902-built Edgewater Home

Edward Brede, a web developer for NASA, estimates the work has cost him roughly $25,000, yet tripled the house's value.

Style

Two Sisters Open Britash Baby Boutique in Mentor

Brittanie and Ashleigh are sisters and best friends who remade their popular boutique into an experience for mom and baby.

Travel & Outdoors

For a Spirited Halloween Get Away, Go to Hell (Michigan)

Cleveland may have the river of fire, but one writer plunges straight into the inferno. By Kellie B. Gormly

The Young Couple Behind the Oddities of Lakewood's Cleveland Curiosities

Human skulls, stuffed cattle and radioactive glassware? All in a day’s work for the young couple behind Cleveland’s premier oddities shop.

Health

Discover Who Are the Top Dentists 2022 in Northeast Ohio 2022

The 2022 TopDentists resource is your guide to more than 300 of the best dentists and specialists in Northeast Ohio.

Education

Cleveland Schools are Struggling to Find Teachers, Janitors and More

We talked to leaders from Lorain, Western Reserve, Parma and more about how they're combatting the problem.